Williamsburg Virginia Gazette, Oct 4, 1776, p. 9 (2024)

Williamsburg Virginia Gazette (Newspaper) - October 4, 1776, Williamsburg, VirginiaThe Virginia Gazette. He could not treat with us As a committee of con refs yet As his Powers enabled him to Confer and consult with any private gentlemen of influence in the colonics on the Means of restoring place Between the two countries he was glad of this Opportunity of conferring with us on that feb jul if we thought oui Feives at Liberty to enter into a conference with him in that Chara amp or. We Obi Ervid to his lordship that As our Butine was to hear he might consider us in what Light he pleated and communicate to us any proportions he might be a it Bori fed to make for the purpose mentioned but that we could cd Milider ourselves in no other Chara amp or than that in which we were placed by theoidor of con refs. His Loi Thip then entered into a Dif Courle of conf Crabie length which contained no explicit proportion of peace except one Viz. T hat the colonies hould return to their allegiance and obedience to the government of great Britain. The Reft confided principally of a Lurance that there was an exceeding Good Dif position in the King and ins ministers to make that government easy to us with intimations that in cafe of our Fubini. Icon they would cattle the offensive alls of parliament to be reviled and the in Tiu amp ions to governors to be that to if any just cables of complaint were found in the alls or any Cool in government were perceived to have crept into the incl re amp ions they might be amended or withdrawn. A a we gave it As our opinion to his lordship that a return to the domination of great Britain was not now to be expelled. We mentioned the repeated Humble petitions of the colonies to the King and parliament which had been treated with contempt and answered Only by additional injuries the unexampled patience we had drown under their tyrannical government and that it was not till the lad All of parliament which denounced War again us and put us out of the King s pro Union that we declared our Independence. That this declaration had been called fore by the people of the colonies in general that every Colony id approved of it when made and All now considered them lives As Independent states and were feeding or had settled their governments Accord ing Lyndo that it was not in the Power of con refs to agree for them that they would return to their former dependent hate. That there was no doubt of their inclination to peace and their willingness to enter into a treaty with Britain that might be advantageous to both countries at though his Loi Thip had at present no Power to treat with them As Independent states he might it there was the Fame Good Dif position in Britain much sooner obtain Frich Powers from them for that purpose than Powers could be obtained by mongrels from the la Verai colonies to confident to a fun million. His lordship then saying that he was lorry to find that no accommodation was like to take place put an end to the conference. A upon the whole it did not appear to your committee that his lord flip s com million contained any other authority of importance than what is expelled in the Alt of Padi Ament Viz. That of granting pardons with Luch exceptions As the com Millionis thai i think proper to make and of declaring America or any part of it to be in the King s peace upon . For As to the Power of inquiring into the Date of Amel Tea which his lordship mentioned to us and of conferring and consulting with any persons the might think proper and representing the remit of Arch conversations to the min dry who provided die colonies would fun Belt them lives might after All or might not at their pc azure make any alterations in the former info mullions to governors or propose in parliament any amendment of the alls complained of we apprehended any expel lation from the Tieh of Fuch a Power would have been too Uncertain and precarious to be relied on by America had lie Dill continued in her Date of extra of a letter j Rem Harlem near new York sept. 13, 1776. U a Lobber of our Ai my who was taken prisoner and debited from the enemy lad night informs that he head an officer Fay that there had been 1300 men buried on both tides allo that every morning when they counted the prisoners Over he heard them Fay there were 600 of them. Should Thistle True they mull have had too men killed. He allo lays that by threats and Pettus Ion near Loo of our men had ended and were to he Lent to Halifax. How True this is i cannot Fay. E Xiv att of a utter from Harlem 7 Miles from new York sept. 16. 4r yet tiday was an unlucky Day for enemy landed about ten o clock at Turtle Bay below hell Gate under cover of Many ships of War. The brigade under general Parsons were Loon obliged to retire from the water fide and give ground for the enemy to land. General Mifflin immediately marched from mount Washington with 1000 men to the ground near and below this place where he made a land threw up Tome works rallied our retreating troops and in an hour after had the principal part of our Ai my who were rationed below us drawn up in Good 01 Dei in the Heights. Generals up huh and Scott were in new a 3 Yolk but made their Way through the enemy s lire with All their men and the guards of the City. Colonel Knox is riffing and up posed to be taken As he was late in town looking for a boat to Cross the North River. Three Days finer it was Rel Olvid to quit the town and we have r been removing Ever Ince. We have taken aloud every thing out of the City but lilt fee Cannon and Dores. New Yolk never was tenable and the holding of it obliged us to Divide our army into Many weak parts but now i think we Are in a Good Way we Only want two or three Days to ref Jeff our men and secure the Heights by Lime accounts from Powles Hook we learn that Early on sunday morning lad be viral of the enemies ships called by new Yolk up the North River which occasioned a heavy firing from our batteries at that place but with what Effell we do not 21. By letters received Yede iday from new York we Are informed that the enemy were encamped but two Miles from head Quai terse that they were Landing All their heavy artillery from Long Island at Horn s Hook and that an attack was shortly expelled on our lines which were very formidable. H rom foundry gentlemen who arrived from new York Yede iday and the Day before we Collell the following intelligence a thai Gen. A Val in ton lad monday having received intelligence that an advanced party of the enemy was approaching his lines at Harlem he prepared to attack them with one party in front Hilll another attack them in the rear to prevent their Retreat which was nearly eff Elled when the enemy aft i a fir Art engagement secured their Retreat under cover of their men of w a in the eff River. Colonel Knolton commanded one Pally and major stitch the other the former killed and the latter wounded. That the regulars had Lod thirty men killed. That we had taken three Field pieces and Lod Only five men. We Are allo informed that on sunday evening lad our people had font three fire hips Down upon the enemy s Fleet one of which had grappled with a Man of War but the Roan of War Diffen tangling herself they Burnt tothe Waters Edge without doing any damage a state of the account of the Battles lofts amp a. That Haw happened Hir Inveen the fun Jesus of the King of Britain and the people of the United states Fence the 19th of april 1775 7he King of Britain or. To the Victory Aud route at Lexington. To the Lofs of Chamblee. Ditto of St. John s. Ditto of Montreal. To the defeat of Gen. My Donald. To the disgraceful Captivity of general a Recotr 8cc. 7. To the Pillory at the g. Budge near Norfolk. 8. To the evacuation of Bouton. 9. To the Pillory Over land and Lea forces at Sullivan s i hand. 10. To repulse and disgraceful Retreat of capt. Squire and hrs qua Dron of fix tenders at Hampton where one tender was taken from which lieutenant Wright l Wam to the Fleet. 11. To Feutral routes in Norfolk. Ii. To l. Dunmore s Retreat with All his Fleet Flora Norfolk to Gwyn i hand. 13. To his severe drubbing there and precipitate flight from thence with the whole Fleet leaving their cables and anchors except three tenders which were taken by our troops and fit being obliged to Burn at Lead to of the Fleet which attended them. 14. To the defeat of a brigade under command of big. General Lethe near Harlem. Here whether lord Dunmore and his Nuder have credit or be charged As debtor for 1500 negroes fallen who Wert Cit Herb died in Firmi ohcs died of i Feries through cruel treatment and inhuman be Clell or were Lent to the Well indies to be fold As ii up posed for or private emolument. J. 3 4 5-6. Or car it 03 n a it m or a an 0 it Ujj i #1 car a 233 of a a in. It. 5 a Crip a �-1 a a u or a 9 5 Elt a or 8 s 51 a a a or. S i by the dear bought Pillory of Bunker s Hill. 1. By the defeat before the Walls of Quebec. By tile defeat and Captivity of general Thompson at the three Rivers. 4. By a Pillory Over the Princess Anne Militini. 5. By burning Norfolk. 6. By burning Brent s hoofs and flight of Stafford militia. 7. By the defeat nun Flat Bufali and evacuation of Long i hand. 8. By the evacuation of new York;